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President of Georgia: the process of 'national reconciliation' should be continue in a new format

Georgia

December 29, 2021

President Zurabishvili's reconciliation initiative to continue in a new format. Georgian President said that she has 'neither leverage, nor power' to reconcile the opposing parties, and called for a nationwide dialogue

Two committees of Georgian parliament supported abolition of State Inspector Service

Georgia

December 29, 2021

Georgia abolishes State Inspector's Office, State Inspector Londa Toloraia left the meeting of the Joint Committees in protest. She said that she did not recieve an answer to any of her questions.

Booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to become mandatory in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

December 28, 2021

Booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to become mandatory in Azerbaijan from February 2022. Visiting closed premises in without presenting a document confirming vaccination with booster will be prohibited

Azerbaijani journalists protest against the adoption of draft law "On media"

Azerbaijan

December 28, 2021

Azerbaijani journalists protested against the new media law. Experts say that if passed, the new law "On Media" will significantly threaten media freedom in the country

Did Pashinyan “surrender” Karabakh again? Armenian PM's statements spark criticism

Armenia

December 28, 2021

Armenian PM Pashinyan's statements on settlement of Karabakh conflict, which note that Nagorno-Karabakh has never been regarded as "exclusively Armenian formation" spark criticism

"Not a reform, but punishment for independence": why Georgia abolished Inspector's Service

Georgia

December 27, 2021

Georgia abolishes State Inspector's Service. Many believe that the decision has been made because the agency for supported the demand to transfer ex-President Saakashvili to a hospital during his hunger strike

What caused the collapse of Turkish lira - political or economic reasons?

Turkey

December 26, 2021

The sharp rise in the US dollar in Turkey and the rise in prices for all goods caused a tense situation in the country and an unprecedented collapse of the Turkish lira

PM of Armenia: There are no reasons for optimism, but we are trying to create them

Nikol Pashinyan

December 25, 2021

Press conference of PM Pashinyan: for more than two hours, Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan answered questions about meeting with President Aliyev, reopening communications and signing of a peace treaty

Georgian nightclubs promise to reopen, protest against government's ban

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian nightclubs promise to protest against the government's ban on reopening. Club owners have been closed for 22 months

Pfizer's first anti-Covid pills to become available in Georgia

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgia started negotiations on acquiring Pfizer's first anti-Covid pills, Deputy Health Minister said. Head of the National Center for Disease Control believes that pills will not be able to replace vaccination

Forcing people to fund their own Covid testing is unconstitutional, Armenia's Constitutional Court rules

Coronavirus

December 24, 2021

Constitutional Court of Armenia found compulsory testing funded by citizens unconstitutional. The ruling came in response to the opposition Hayastan faction's appeal

French presidential candidate's visit to Karabakh sparks protest in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

December 24, 2021

French presidential candidate's visit to Karabakh territory controlled by Russian peacekeepers sparked controversy in Azerbaijan

"Kicked with the chair leg, thrown on the cold floor"- Ombudsman's report on Ninotsminda orphanage

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian Public Defender's report on Ninotsminda boarding house details the crimes committed against children residing there, such as punishments with chair legs and public humiliation

Mayor of Yerevan removed from office after a series of disagreements with the ruling party

Politics in Armenia

December 23, 2021

Hayk Marutyan was removed from the post of Mayor of Yerevan. The decision was made by the Council of Elders which cited Marutyan's departure from the ruling party as the main reason

16-year-old schoolboy subject to bullying in Azerbaijan cannot find protection

Azerbaijan

December 22, 2021

Azerbaijani schoolboy bullied for his sexual orientation cannot get help from school administration, Ombudsman's Office, or law enforcement agencies

"Ashamed to be a victim": stories of torture victims from Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 22, 2021

Torture in Abkhazia - why do law enforcement officers torture people, why do victims prefer to stay silent, and how to end this practice? An investigation by a JAMnews correspondent

Opinion from Baku: Moscow is increasing its aggression

Azerbaijan

December 22, 2021

Political observer Agshin Kerimov comments on Russia's latest statements and Azerbaijan's foreign policy amid tensions between the Kremlin and the West

Georgian government decides not to reopen nightclubs

Georgia

December 22, 2021

According to the decision of the Interagency Coordination Council, nightclubs will not reopen in Georgia because of the spread of the Omicron strain of Covid-19

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